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This image shows the aurora borealis (northern lights) - a mix of green, purple, and blue lights - in the starry night sky above the snow-topped mountains in Alaska.

Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?

By Joanna Thompson published

Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.

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Hubble’s observation of Jupiter in 2021. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team.

Jupiter: Facts about the king of the planets

By Adam Mann published

Reference Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, with moons, rings and beautiful clouds.

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Venus (lower left) and Jupiter during a close conjunction over Rome on May 1, 2022.

Fuzzy 'halo' envelops Venus as it cozies up to Jupiter in photo of planetary conjunction

By Elizabeth Howell published

A thin cloud over the planets created a colorful 'corona' around Venus.

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From his balcony in Rome, Gianluca Masi captured this night-sky image of Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn (plus the moon) lined up.

4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image

By Stephanie Pappas published

The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.

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Planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter align over the Isle of Portland Dorset England in the U.K.

The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up.

By Stephanie Pappas published

The five naked-eye planets in the solar system will line up across the predawn sky this spring and summer. Here's how to watch.

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Gaining better knowledge of planets outside the solar system – and searching them for signs of life – is a major goal the research community listed in the report.

'Dead' telescope discovers Jupiter's twin from beyond the grave

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's Kepler space telescope has spotted a Jupiter look-alike in a new discovery, even though the instrument stopped operations four years ago.

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Taken during Juno's 39th close flyby of Jupiter on Jan. 12, 2022, this stunning view captures two of the planet's moons: Io (left) and Europa (right).

NASA spacecraft snaps gorgeous new photo of Jupiter's moons Io and Europa

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new photos of Jupiter's moons, Io and Europa.

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An illustration of the Lucy mission spacecraft

Lucy mission: NASA's asteroid explorer

By Mike Jennings published

Reference The NASA Lucy mission will explore ancient asteroids in the farthest reaches of the solar system. Here’s how the NASA Lucy spacecraft will get the job done.

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Jupiter’s banded appearance is created by the cloud-forming “weather layer.” This composite image shows views of Jupiter in (left to right) infrared and visible light taken by the Gemini North telescope and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, respectively.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 40 times deeper than Mariana Trench

By Brandon Specktor published

The massive red storm extends far deeper than astronomers thought possible — and the ferocious winds powering it are deeper still.

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An observer captured a flash on Jupiter on Oct. 15, 2021, as seen in Japan with a Celestron C6.

Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers

By Meghan Bartels published

It's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.

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